The Esquiline Hill is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. Its southernmost cusp is the Oppius. The area was favoured by the Roman aristocracy for their houses throughout the Roman period.
The so-called "Temple of Minerva Medica", a nymphaeum
A handbook of Rome and the Campagna (1899) (14762604401)
The Horti Liciniani was a luxurious complex of an ancient Roman villa with large gardens and outdoor rooms originally belonging to the gens Licinia. It was located in Rome on the Esquiline Hill betwee
Horti of ancient Rome
Sitting girl from the nymphaeum
Dionysus of Pentelic marble discovered 1879 (Capitoline Museums)
Bust of Hadrian, 117-120 AD (Palazzo Massimo alle Terme)